complaints about racial insensitivity. she said simply being a front facing black woman at this company has taken its toll. physically and mentally. nickels is apologizing for disappointing those i hurt particularly maria taylor. and saying she s grateful to be on the team. espn pulled her from sideline duties and appointed malika andrews, who is black. and it was taylor who introduced andrews on tuesday night. and now it s my pleasure to welcome in malika andrews who will be on the sideline for the first time in an nba finals game in her career. reporter: now as onlookers speculate about nickels and taylor s futures at espn, the nba commissioner is speaking out against cancel culture. people recognize that people make mistakes, that careers shouldn t be erased, you know, by a single comment. reporter: brian stelter, cnn, new york. let s talk about this now with journalist maria schiavocampo, she is the host of run tell this which is a